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Mamdani, at Inauguration, Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani Speaks and Signs Housing Executive Orders

Zohran Mamdani gave his first public speech as mayor of New York City, after a public inauguration that drew tens of thousands of people.

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Mamdani Pays Tribute to the Foods That Define and Sustain New York

In his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani frequently invoked the cuisines of New York as metaphors for the city’s diversity, ambitions and promise.

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Fire in Swiss Alps Leaves Dozens of New Year’s Revelers Dead

About 40 people celebrating at a ski resort bar were killed, and 115 were injured, many of them young, the authorities said.

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Witnesses Recount a Bar Fire That Broke a Village’s Heart

It was a haven for the young where they could gather in quiet times. On busier nights, it was more like a nightclub. Then it turned into a place of death.

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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches

President Trump, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals, stretching across industries and the globe.

How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.

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No. 1 Indiana Rolls Past No. 9 Alabama, Punching Ticket to Semifinals

The undefeated Hoosiers, led by the Heisman-winner Fernando Mendoza, blew out the Crimson Tide in a quarterfinal matchup at the Rose Bowl.

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Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker

The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.

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For Some Nazi Loot, Value Is Measured on a Different Scale

Heirs of families that suffered in the Holocaust have gotten back precious items: not treasured art, but the keepsakes of dead relatives.

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An open wallet with the photograph of a woman, a receipt and a postage stamp lying across it.

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90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart

After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant — an operation on the edge of what’s possible.

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Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Violence and Anger Spread

Financial pressures have fueled a fifth day of demonstrations, with at least one person killed in the protests so far, according to the authorities.

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An arched, dimly lit passageway is filled with many people walking past shuttered market stalls.

He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That

The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.

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Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87

From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass.

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A young Janet Fish with shoulder-length blond hair, wearing glasses, a voluminous blue shirt and jeans, standing next to an easel in the middle of a white studio.

This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible.

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The Most Disappointing N.B.A. Players This Season

Draymond Green and Trae Young are among those who have fallen short of expectations, a senior writer for The Athletic argues.

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Your Wait for These Space Events Is About to Pay Off

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.

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Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents

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